10Rank 10 of 10 · Air Purifiers
Dyson Purifier Cool PC1
A tower fan with an H13 filter and a fully sealed housing, according to Dyson, but no CADR and no wattage on the product page. At €499 you are paying for the fan and the design.
5.7BPR score
- €499Price
- Not published — Dyson states airflow (over 290 l/s) and a tested room volume of 81 m³ insteadParticle CADR in m³/h, as published by the manufacturer
- 10 of 10in Air Purifiers
- 5.7BPR score 0–10
Review
What this product is
Written after the analysis, from the same sources the score is built on: the manufacturer's documentation, available studies and verified owner feedback.
The Purifier Cool PC1 makes sense if you want a tower fan and a purifier in one object and have about 30 m² to treat. As a pure air cleaner it is hard to assess, because Dyson publishes no CADR. Instead the page quotes a projected airflow of over 290 litres per second, which includes air drawn along by the jet and is not filtered air, and a room volume of 81 m³ under Dyson's own POLAR test. At a 2.5 m ceiling that volume is roughly 32 m².
On filtration quality Dyson is more specific than most. The filter is stated as HEPA H13 with glass fibre and activated carbon, tested to ISO 29463, and the whole machine is described as fully sealed, the only such claim among these ten. We could not verify it. The filter is rated for one year.
Noise is given as 38 dBA at minimum and 56 dBA at maximum; the unit weighs 4.72 kg and stands 105.5 cm tall. Power consumption is not on the page we opened.
Owner feedback on dyson.de is the weakest here: 3.9 out of 5 from 890 reviews. We did not open any independent test of the PC1. With the key figure missing and the price at €499, it finishes last.
Technical data
Specification
Figures from the manufacturer's documentation, verified against available outside sources. Values we could not confirm are marked as declared.
- Particle CADR
- not published
- Airflow claim
- over 290 l/s (projected airflow, not filtered air)
- Tested room volume
- 81 m³ (Dyson POLAR test)
- Filter
- HEPA H13 glass fibre with activated carbon
- Filter test standard
- ISO 29463
- Sealing
- described as fully sealed
- Noise
- 38–56 dBA
- Power
- not published on the product page
- Weight
- 4.72 kg
- Height / diameter
- 105.5 cm / 22 cm
- Filter interval
- 1 year
Component scores
Where the score
comes from.
Four components, equal weight, each on a 0–10 scale and each resting on a named source. The overall score is their mean — the full procedure is in the methodology.
What we liked
- Filter stated as HEPA H13, tested to ISO 29463
- Whole machine described by Dyson as fully sealed
- Doubles as a tower fan
- 4.72 kg and a 22 cm footprint
- Filter rated for 1 year
Worth knowing
- No CADR published
- Power consumption not on the product page
- 38 dBA even at the lowest setting, 56 dBA at maximum
- €499, and 3.9/5 from 890 reviews on dyson.de
Comparison
How it compares
within the category
All values come from the same analysis and are comparable only within the category Air Purifiers.
| Product | Score | Particle CADR in m³/h, as published by the manufacturer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air 4000Top score | 8.4 | 300 m³/h — published by Bosch; not independently certified on the product page | €198 |
| Purifier Cool PC1This product | 5.7 | Not published — Dyson states airflow (over 290 l/s) and a tested room volume of 81 m³ instead | €499 |
| Category average10 products analysed | 7.4 | — | — |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why is there no CADR for the Dyson?
Dyson uses its own POLAR test, which measures a whole room of 81 m³ rather than a small chamber, and publishes no CADR on the German product page. That makes a like-for-like comparison with the other nine models impossible.
Does 290 litres per second mean 1,044 m³/h of clean air?
No. The figure describes projected airflow from the fan loop, which includes surrounding air drawn along by the jet. Only the air that passed through the filter is cleaned, and Dyson does not publish that volume.
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